Gao Jianguo was confused when he heard it, but nodded frequently in a daze. Li Ming next to him heard some doorways, and he said with a smile: "It seems that this ship is a simple warship." What about the ship's firepower? Is there enough supplies on board other than the necessary coal and water? ”

Li Qicong said with a smile: "In the front and rear of the chimney on the hull deck, an 85-mm cannon is set up in each of them, and a twin 23-mm anti-aircraft gun is set up in the bow and stern, and it is also equipped with four 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The second-generation naval gun observation and sighting system, which was newly developed by the technical department, has been adopted, and the reaction time has been greatly improved.

We positioned this sailing ship as a cruiser warship, and it was designed and built for the purpose of sea supremacy, so there was no reserved place for the cargo hold. In order to improve seaworthiness, only three decks were set up, and all of them were occupied by refined coal, fresh water, ammunition and supplies. The ship has a total of 195 officers and men, and the limit of the ship's self-sustaining power is 120-150 days, and it has the ability to continue fighting in the open ocean.

As we continue to improve, the handling of the battleship has also become relatively complicated. Fortunately, the Admiralty, with the help of a group of Dutch captains and seamen, after several months of ocean-going training, was now able to sail a full-sail sailing ship on its own, and our ship was much simpler than the full-sail split-sail of this era. Even if you encounter a storm at sea or encounter a naval battle, you can still be invincible with the help of steam power. ”

Wang He next to him nodded and said, "In addition to the standardized components of the 8 sailboats we have produced in modern society, do we have the ability to continue to produce this kind of sailing ships in the future?" And how about the stability of the steam power mechanism of this kind of sailboat? ”

Li Qicong shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Not yet, many key components can't be coped." But there should be nothing wrong with the steam power system, we have been tested for a long time in modern society, and the table has been very stable. At that time, because of the black smoke produced every day, he was warned and punished several times by law enforcement departments such as environmental protection.

After completing the assembly of these eight sailboats, we will produce some offshore ships for the Admiralty, such as the 350-ton wooden clippers mentioned earlier. There is also the 150-ton Slupp sloop, equipped with a diesel engine modified power system, which is pressed with artillery and machine guns, as the main force of our coastal patrol defense. Together with our naval force of three landing ships, ten armed fishing boats, two whaling ships and two dozen sailing ships, it is enough to deal with all the threats that come from it. ”

Qiao Haipeng also smiled and said: "Not counting other ships, these 8 sailing ships alone are enough to sweep across the Asian ocean, and now the ships of the Admiralty are enough." Your shipyard will develop a higher level of battleships for us in the future, and I still want to lead all-steel battleships to sweep Europe in my lifetime, haha......"

Everyone laughed when they heard his words. Li Qicong shook his head and said: "I want to too, but it's not so easy to accomplish this goal, although we don't lack technology, but we still have to work steadily step by step, and the basic industry must not be sloppy."

Our next step is to add a large steam boiler power system to five larger sailboats, which are now being renovated in the shipyard, and with the steam propulsion, the combat effectiveness of these five sailboats will be multiplied. At least some auxiliary tasks are no problem. ”

With the entry into service of two sailing ships, the Admiralty of the company finally has two sail warships in the true sense. In the near future, 8 sailing ships can replace even three landing ships for any military tasks at sea.

The War Department and the Navy Department had good news one after another, which also made the hearts of several senior officers of the Air Department itch. At present, the 100 recruits recruited by the Air Department have completed their basic training and are receiving professional training at the Air Department.

Thirty of the recruits became reserve pilots and received flight training every day in the garrison area of the town of Biqu Pavilion in the north of Vladivostok, where they were www.biquge.info and were now teaching theory. The remaining 70 will be trained as ground staff for the Air Department. Including mechanical maintenance, ground command, airport ground handling and other specialties.

As the most technically specialized department of the Military Commission, this batch of recruits from the Air Force Department may need to go through a long period of training before they can really go to work.

But they saw that the War Department and the Admiralty were now doing a good job, and one by one they couldn't sit still, and they connected each other one after another, and then several people gathered at the Air Department and began to study.

Li Yuancong said with a solemn face: "Comrades, since coming to this time and space, our Air Force Department has repeatedly made meritorious contributions and successfully rescued Li Ming and the special combat team. Lao Ding also risked his life to take off in the dark and stop the attack of the Tartars......"

Ding Weiguo, who was next to him, couldn't listen to it anymore when he heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "My Minister Li, just a few of us, don't make a joke." We are now discussing together how to carry out the work of our Air Force in the future. What are you doing with all this useless nonsense, everyone brainstorms and comes up with a good way to make our air force can also make achievements.

Paralyzed, our Air Force is so important, but the company always can't remember us, you look at the army's gang of turtles, and then look at the navy's gang of hypocrisy, how much the company has invested in them, and our Air Force Department, throw us here, no one cares, I don't accept it......"

Luan Shuping said weakly: "Dude, in fact, our Air Force has invested a lot, we have a few planes, plus the aircraft overhaul workshop, and there are a lot of various accessories." And our airfield, hangar, and maintenance workshop here are almost up to the standards of our troops. There are only 6 of us, and on a per capita basis, our per capita investment should be the most, I ......"

Ding Weiguo was anxious when he heard this, pointed at Luan Shuping and shouted: "Traitor, you are a traitor, how can we have a person like you in the Air Force, you are angry with me, ashamed to be with you......"

After he finished speaking, he pounced on Luan Shuping, and the rest of the Air Department looked at the two of them laughing nonsense there, which made Li Yuancong helpless, so he had to smile bitterly: "You guys can't make trouble in a while, let's have a meeting now, Yan sù ......."

Ding Weiguo got up from Luan Shuping's body and said indignantly: "We really have to think of a way, if we continue like this, our Air Force Department will be completely marginalized." Our Air Force should play an irreplaceable role in future wars. Whoever loses space loses the future, and without air supremacy, the war is doomed......"

When Ding Weiguo was flying passionately there, Luan Shuping next to him laughed and said: "Don't worry, now you are riding a broom to the sky, and no one is fighting with you for air supremacy, and the sky in this era is clean." There may be a few eagles and crows competing with you for house finches and bugs, and other times you can fly boldly, as long as you don't hit the trees. ”

Ding Weiguo was talking right, but Leng Buding was interrupted by Luan Shuping again, and he was so angry that he pounced again. made everyone laugh again. Only Li Yuancong sat there hiding his face and wept, the Air Force Department was really difficult to manage.

After a long time of trouble, everyone returned to the topic. Luan Shuping smiled bitterly: "Actually, this is indeed the case with our Air Force Department, let's train recruits in a down-to-earth manner." ”

Everyone listened to his words, and they lost their spirits. Li Yuancong also shook his head and said: "Even if the company develops and develops an aircraft immediately, it is at most an old aircraft from World War I, with low speed, small range, and a combat radius of one or two hundred kilometers. Now it is our two "caravans" that can be dispatched. Come on...... Let's dismiss the meeting, let's train the recruits steadily. ”

Just when everyone got up to leave, Ding Weiguo, who had been silent, suddenly said: "Actually, our air force can still occupy a place in future wars, I have an idea, I don't know if it can be realized." ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, and then said solemnly: "I just thought for a long time, if the Air Force wants to play an important role in the company's future wars, everyone should stop hoping for Stuka and B-29." I think there are two most realistic goals, the first is an airship.

The advantages of the airship are many, first of all, it is stable flight, good handling, easy to drive, and then it is good safety, low requirements for the landing site, long endurance, long range, and large payload. And the operating costs are much lower than other aircraft. Let's imagine that if the troops go deep into the interior to fight, and the battle line stretches for thousands of miles, logistics alone will be a major problem.

The best solution to this problem is a large rigid airship. The voyage is thousands of miles, loading dozens of tons of logistical supplies, delivering supplies to the front-line fighters, and also sending the wounded on the front line to the rear. In addition, airships can also perform reconnaissance, bombing, and other missions. It can even be hoisted with artillery and cars and delivered directly to a war zone thousands of kilometers away. Who can do it but an airship. ”

Everyone was in good spirits when they heard this, but Luan Shuping frowned and said, "Big brother, what you said is indeed reasonable and attractive." But that large airship, with the company's current capabilities, I am afraid that it will not be able to achieve it in a few years. ”

Ding Weiguo laughed and said, "How else to say that you are stupid." We can make a smaller one first, and we can't eat a fat man in one bite. Can we first use a small airship to slowly accumulate experience in training, adopt the method of running in small steps, and develop slowly? At least the first step must be taken. ”

Li Yuancong also came to the spirit, and he said excitedly: "Lao Ding, you have a good idea, haha...... By the way, didn't you say that there is a way out, you can say it quickly. ”R1152